Random Fun Facts  
  • The ice cream cone was introduced in 1904.

  • The coloured part of your eye is called the iris.

  • Rainbows can only be seen in the morning or late afternoon (the sun needs to be less than 40 above the horizon).

  • Forty is the only number whose letters are in alphabetical order.

  • A pigeon's feathers are heavier than its bones.

  • The name of the popular search engine 'Google' came from a misspelling of the word 'googol', which is a very large number (the number one followed by one hundred zeros to be exact).

  • Between 1931 and 1969 Walt Disney was awarded 35 Oscars.

  • Kangaroos can not walk backwards.

  • Helminthophobia is the fear of worms.

  • Polar bears have black skin.

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